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aient Laim Parmi N 106,656, @man august 23, 1870.

vThe Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same To all whoml 'it may concern ',Be it known that I, WILLIAM W.- BRYAN, of'

' Schaghticoke, county of Rensselaer' and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Grain-Fork; and I hereby declare that the following 1s a full, clear, and exactv description there- -=of, which will Venable those skilled inthe ait to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyngdrawing forming part of this specification, in

secured to the head by being driven, with great force,`

from the rear side, into conical sockets in the head.

-There are several ohjectionsto this method'oi'construction, which are entirely overcome in this `invention.

.1n the use oi' metallic heads lwith conical sockets, vthe wooden tiues must be driven in with great t'orce to-make themfsecure. frequently rupturing the head, and thereby occasioniug loss inthe manufacture ot' the fork. 4The tine must be. driven with great accuracy,

which is difficult; otherwise they must be bent. orthe head itself' twisted, occasioning considerable breakage.

After the i'orkhas been in use for a-time, owing to the inequality of the liber of the wood and to the moisture, the tines lose their shape, and become irregular, rendering further adjustment necessary, and yet very diiiii-ult, ii' not impossible.

The tines` are liable to break, when it is difficult for a farther to .replace them, owing to theuicety with which they must lit'toibe .perfectly secure and not Y rupture the head.

The. tines ii'equentlybecome loose in the socket after use, when it is\ impossible to fasten themsecurely. The fork mustbeput together at the manuiactory, and is, consequently, bulky and expensive to transport. 4 This invention consists in the employmeutoi a mctallic head, in connection witlrlong wooden tines of this class ot' fork, the head having depressions, to receive the tine, `correspo!Illing, in shape and size, to the ytine used either on the upper or underside ot' the head, as may be preferred. I'pret'er to employ them on the under side, but sometimes make r*chem above. f Also,in the use of a gripe or clamp, with bolt or stem. The gripe receives the large end ot' thetine, and the bolt or stem passes through the head, .the gripe sink ing into a chamber in 'the headv made for the purpose, when, by means of a nut on the opposite side otl the head, the gripe is drawn up into its place, thereby firmly holdingr the tine.

Also, in the employment of a wire brace or guard,

lot triangular form, so constructed and .attached that it can be .readily detached from the forkwhen desired.

In the accompanying drawing- A is a metallic head.

B B are the wooden'jtines.

C is the handle.

Dis the triangular bracc and guard.

1n the construction ot this fork the tilnes,l ot' suda- 4 ble form and size, are-clamped to the ,metallic head, by having the .large .endot the tine passed through the gripe or clampE, when the holt 4or Vstem cis passed through thev hole. k inthe head. Bymeanjs ci'l a nut this gripe is drawn upiuto achamber.infthe` head, shown in thev drawing'. rlhe tine is drawn up A into the depression in the head, and is Vheld- 'securely by being jammed aga'insttheheail by the gripe.

The triangular guard and brace D are secured tothe head by being so beutat the ends that they-cau be` passed through suitable lrolesin 4the end ofthe head at J, when the ln'aceisl'secured`to. the handle by-` meaus ot' a hook or staple, E, lthe long end ot' which Apasses through a button ot't-hick leather or other pli- -ahle material, alnl is driven into the handle.

Alter the brace is ca ight under the hook, the'butf ton is "brought round to its place, iilling the space between the handle and theshort end of the staple' or hook, when it is secured toits' placedjbya tack or:

brad.

'When it is desired to remove this brace, for shipping, or tin* any other purpose, it can ,readily be. done by turni-ugr the button in the opposite' direction, as shown by the dot-ted lines H, when it can at once be unhooked from the handle and from the head.

Ilhc ends oi' this brace or guard-turn down after passing through theend oi' the head, and rest against a shoulder, thus making it much stronger to resist lat`l eral pressure.

This fork can be shippedin parts, and so be less bulky and less liable to break. It can be put to- `tether by a farmer in a few minutes, and the tine-s can be perfectly 'adjusted without twisting o r bending' the head, and they can always be kept perfectly tight and solid in their place.

A new tine can be put in in a moment, and, when necessary, the brace or guard can be readily removed.

Having thus described my invention,

What l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isl The combination and arrangement of the metallic head A, with depressions on' its under side aml perforations, clamps E, for securing the tines-B, end pieces l, and angular brace D, all secured to the handle C, and constructed substantially as set forth.

y v WILLIAM W. BRYAN.

VVituesses: Y 4' J. WESLEY CARHART, J. Boxnnv. 

